About

Apologies to all those who asked about my “About” page I had no idea there was nothing here!

I’m a freckly red head, originally from London now living in LA with 2 pale children. Frankly with our coloring we have no business being such an outdoorsy family and living in southern California. I grew up in a time when factor 8 sun milk was considered the best protection available to combat the hot rays of a holiday in southern Spain, that lead to 3rd degree burns and the rest of the vacation spent in the shade of our apartment.

As a family we love to be outside, going to the beach, camping, swimming & hiking. We can’t completely avoid the sun (nor should we) but taking sensible measures to avoid unnecessary UV damage is a priority. How do we do that? By staying in the shade in the middle of the day, wearing sun protective clothing (that’s why I created Sunny Sleevez), a broad brimmed hat, UV rated sunglasses, using chemical-free broad spectrum sun screen on exposed areas & eating a healthy diet with as few chemicals as possible & lots of antioxidants.

Hello Dash – I saw that you stopped-by my blog the other day and are now following…thank you for your visit and for enjoying my site enough to follow. I enjoyed browsing through your site…nice little niche you’ve filled. 🙂

Hey, thanks for stopping by and joining us at gorgeousocity. These sound amazing…I’d love more info and images so I can write about? You can email me at gchereic@gmail.com. Love to educate more peeps 🙂

This is the first time I am coming across anybody as to WHY somebody was following your blog. So WENT there. Cannot understand a single word of German, of course. I thought that was it. But then I found your poem, ‘Being a Mother,’ which is Quite good. But after a question like Why somebody follows your blog, shall not follow yours.

Hi sunny sleeves. Living on the tennis court we are exposed to so much sun. I am very interested in your product. I think alot of my tennis parents would enjoy hearing about it as well.
I am thinking of dedicating a week of blogging to skin cancer prevention ( i worked for plastic surgeons) and if I do would like to involve your product. Feel free to shoot me an email if you have any thoughts on this.
Great site.

Hi – thank you so much for following my blog – it means a lot to me! I’m new in blogging and trying to build a new brand, so I really appreciate support – thank you 🙂 Your blog is super and very professional – i love to follow you as well.
Keep in touch!

Hi there, thanks for following ‘gday canucks’.
As an Aussie living in Canada I was amazed at the difference in sun protection. In Australia it is now second nature, especially for young kids.
Interesting blog!

Love the idea of your blog/business. Thanks for caring about people’s skin…after all, it’s our only natural covering. 🙂 Thank you also for following my blog. Would be intrigued to know what brought you my way.

Thanks for following 8kidsandabusiness. I’d like to invite you to my professional blog, McDermottfootcare.com since I’m writing a blog on skin cancer awareness at the beginning of May. It will be primarily about feet but will include general skin cancer tips, including covering up. Maybe we can link up.

Thank you for following my blog! I really appreciate your interest. Since we are in Florida (and often in the Caribbean), sun exposure and resulting skin damage are concerns. I will also keep an eye on your site. Keep in touch!

Just wanted to stop by and thank you for following my blog “Delightful Local Repast”. Really like your blog…so much great information…I never even considered the impact of sunscreen in our waters…well done and thanks again. Cheers, Rose

ouch, it’s so easily done. I LOVED my Ergo, but a couple of times i forgot to cover up my little ones legs and the top of her feet especially.
You may want to give our stroller blanket a try, you can tie it to the Ergo so it doesn’t fall off and it hangs loosely for lots of airflow but will cover his arms and legs.

ps there is a discount code under specials for mothers day on the site too ;-D

Thank you for finding and following my blog. I happen to have a sun allergy and am constantly looking for products (clothes, hats, sunblocks) to protect my overly sensitive skin. I’m glad to see there are products out there that don’t make covering up look so…well, dorky! 🙂

Thanks for following http://alisonanddon.wordpress.com. I too appreciate the blog love. Also appreciate all your info re sun protection. I was raised in hot and sunny Australia before there was a hole in the ozone layer, and before the idea of sun protection even existed. Lucky for me I was never much into sun tanning. Love the shrug!

I, too, remember the days of wearing SPF 4 or even slathering on baby oil while I was a lifeguard. Yikes! I like the diversity of your blog and the helpful information. Sunnysleevez sounds like a unique product.
Thank you for stopping by Travel Oops, by the way!

Thanks for following my blog at http://retirementandotherfuntales.wordpress.com/
Nice that you are alerting people to the danger of unprotected skin exposure. My wife has had basal cell and we both get actinic keratosis. Before I retired, I was a nephrologist (kidney specialist) and we were always well aware of the particularly increased risks of skin cancer that our patients who had a kidney transplant were exposed to. So in addition to unprotected sun exposure being dangerous enough for the general population, there are large groups of people who are at especially increased risks who need to be educated and reminded to take precaution and pay attention to their skin health.

Thanks for following my blog – I like yours, too. Particularly as I write gardening books and one of the things I ALWAYS put at the end of each book is a warning about sun protection for safe gardening. My books sell mostly in hot climates so it’s particularly important – might put a link to this site on my gardening blog at htttp://www.wix.com/jrlakemedia/ezibooks

Hi there! Thanks for following my blog! I’ve enjoyed reading yours, too. Definitely something that I’ll want to keep up with since we’re out in the sun all the time farming at http://callahanfarms.wordpress.com/. Thanks again!!

I’m a tad fair skinned too. With age though – chemistry changes et al, bugs find me delicious. So I’m rather a shade, gal myself. Though I do get a slight toast if I stay out too much – though that could just be a heritage thing. I read somewhere that if you have a tan you already have skin damage. Once got a fungus due to a reaction of sun on the particular ‘lotion’. Not really a camper, but you do seem to have a few interesting articles. Thanks for tagging onto my site.

Hi Sunny! Thanks for reading and following my blog, I am very honored! Btw, I see you’re from Los Angeles. If you haven’t tried it already I suggest hiking in Malibu, I guarantee you’ll love it! The trail I went on was called Mishe Mokwa, about 6 miles round trip, highly doable for both young and old.

Appreciate your visit and follow on my blog. This site seems to have a host of interesting information, and for me in Barbados where the sun is king most of the year, cool little facts and titbits. Thanks for sharing :).

Thank you for following Terrysthoughtsandthreads,wordpress.com . It will focus articles on melanoma, multiple sclerosis, and other chronic conditions that I share with others. I’m glad you found me, and led me to your site! Great stuff!

Hi Sunny Sleevez, thanks for following my blog. good to know there is someone else out there facing the too much sun dilemma. I’ve just had my 5th basal cell carcinoma removed so now live under daily applications of factor 50+ and keep out of the sun most of the day. Her in Norland NZ we have almost no ozone layer so it is particularly important to take care. Will look forward to hearing more of your helpul insights. cheers, Imago

On a separate note, have you heard of The Alternative Travel Project? Thought you might be interested. Also, the Aussie saying “SLIP, SLOP, SLAP!”? Check it out on youtube (1980’s version is what I was brought up on)

Thanks so much for the follow! My mom had given me a shirt she wore on vacation in Africa to wear in the car on my commutes to work, but realistically that’s something I’m not going to do day in and day out, but your sunnysleevez might actually get used. What a great idea! Easy on, easy off!

Thanks for following me at Patricia A Bowmer. I also suffered from skin cancer last year (one melanoma and one basal cell carcinoma) but am all good now. It is a scary thing. I am much more conscious about sun protection than when I was younger!

Hi,
Thanks for following my site. I love your site, as too have a family full of redheads, and a mother I never knew who passed away at age 34 when I was 3 of melanoma. Your advice and products are wonderful. Keep up the great blogging!
Beth

Happy New Year and thanks for the follow Sunny Sleevez! To be honest, I almost didn’t leave a comment for fear that your site was actually a SPAMbot of some sort because of the very unique username and having an about page that just has “This is an example of a WordPress page, you could edit this to…” shown. Could you update your About Page so me/other folks can get to know you a little better?

Hi Sunny! Thanks for your follow, hope we get you cooking great food for yourself (and loved ones). In some parts of Canada we struggle to get adequate levels of Vitamin D, particularly in the depths of the winter. So unfortunately we often ignore sun-safe practices when we can finally get out and soak up the sun’s warmth.

Thanks for the follow. I like yours. All of my family members have fair complexions and have to be careful with sun exposure. Your post about how to purchase ski equipment brought back memories. I used to ski middle school through college. Just don’t anymore due to cost, scheduling and lack of interest from other immediate family members. Good times on the slopes are forever in my head.

Very interesting blog! I can relate to the subject, I’m a very blond Swedish girl living in California. When I was living in Sweden I had to wear sun protection all year round…imagine now. Glad that I found your blog (after you found me:) Looking forward to follow you.

Thanks for the follow on my blog. Glad to find yours. The recipes for zucchini muffins and cookies look wonderful. Oh, my, does the history with sun sound familiar. I tried for the elusive tan, too. Never happened, just burn and peel.

Thank you for reading & for your kind thoughts regarding my digital writing & photography sharing. I just learned how to do this about 7 months ago…so, there’s quite a learning curve going on. We wear similar sleeve protection devices for bicycling. One must be careful to avoid that kind of burn. I tan, but not too often & not too intensely.

Thank you for the blog-follow! I love that you offer tips to those of us who live in one of the sunniest places in the US. I hope your tips will include info for darker complexions too, as so often those of us of darker hues tend to think ourselves immune to the dangers of the sun…

Appreciate the follow on memrysonawing! I too am fair and rather than tan, I pink! I spent some time in Australia and had to use a lot of caution there. They use the slogan: Slip on a shirt, Slop on the 30+ sunscreen, Slap on a hat, Seek shade or shelter, Slide on some sunnies. (aussie lingo for sunglasses) – “Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek, Slide”. Went to Portugal a couple winters back and my friend tanned beautifully in two weeks…..me – well, I learned there are varying shades of pink! Enjoying what I have so far read of your blog. I plan to spend some time going into it in more depth. Great info!

Hey there! You started following my blog so I wanted to check out your blog and say, “Hi!” I’m a fair-skinned chica living in SoCal who loves being outdoors, so your Sunny Sleevez sound great to me. I’ve been poking around on your blog, and I can connect with a lot of the topics you write about. I’m happy to e-meet you! Celeste:)

Love when I see someone has visited Peabea’s Patch and the follow. I always try to give a visit back. A tip if you would want to include in your sun exposure notes; my eye doctor told me that people with blue eyes are more prone to macular degeneration as they age and should always wear sunglasses when out and about…even in the winter time. I have blue eyes, and luckily she said I don’t have signs of it, and when I was younger, I did wear sunglasses more, but had quit wearing them even when we were out and about on the boat. Anyway, love the tips about the sun and also about the organic fruits. Thanks for the info on the fruit was mixture, and thanks for visiting me. Have a great Memorial week-end.

HI!!! Hope to meet you one day! I am living in the UK and we are going to be moving to California this year. We are not freckly… and we don’t get much sun here in the UK. But, when we do as you know it is very strong! So- how is CALI!!!??? Do you love it??

not sure! somewhere sunny! Georgia, Florida and California are on our list. A bit complicated- but it all surrounds around jobs, etc. I haven’t been in the states for 7 years so it will be a challenge to find work. Trying to think out of the box, but I am a Special Needs Teacher from New Jersey and want to be a Guidance Counsellor. I love to cook and garden.

Mahalo for following my blog. As you could imagine living in Hawai’i certainly has it’s sun hazards and I’m at an age where my reckless past is catching up with my skin, but then we didn’t know the effects the sun could have on your skin when I was growing up. In those days we slathered on the Coppertone (no SPF rating at all) and fried!

Love that you are in the same place as so many of us in the organic, healthy lifestyle world! And glad you visted growsoeasyorganic.com . I’ve been gardening for a long, long time…and love what being outside with the plants, my horse, my dogs….does for my body and my soul! Glad we keep the same company!

Thanks for following my blog! Your blog is really useful, especially for us here in the Philippines. It’s getting hotter each day. That is why, if we wanted to go swimming with the whole family, we prefer to go during the late afternoon, so we won’t be getting sunburned 🙂

Thank you for following my blog! I’m making a point of checking out all the blogs of those who started following me, and I just wanted to stop by and say… hello =D I like the idea you’ve got here, because as a fair-skinned gal who grew up in Cali, I know how important it is to protect that skin. Alotta people laugh when I tell them I wear sunscreen nearly every day, but I laugh back cuz in awhile they’ll regret not doing the same >;3

Thanks so much for the follow Sunny Sleevez it is really, really appreciated and I hope you enjoy the blog. My wife is of the red variety so will have to get her to look further at your own blog. Looks good and practical. MM 👍

I tan walking to the mailbox, but the rest of the family are fair and burn standing next to a light bulb. Solid advice about sun awareness–thanks for the reminder and thanks for the follow! So what’s your favorite beach read?
Blue Skies,
Cricket Muse

oh my! that’s like asking which treat when standing at the candy counter–what’s your preference?
classic? contemporary? trending? challenging? kid lit? YA? so much out there…
I just finished My Antonia by Willa Cather, A Room with a View by Forster and Dandelion Summer by Wingate. Feel free to check out my previous posts as I review a lot of books. Look into GoodReads as well for suggestions. Great place to shop for reading ideas.
Blue Skies!

Hello Sunny,
Looking very forward to reading more of your blogs. I have a feeling your posts are going to be incredibly helpful. I developed an allergy to the sun back in the 80’s. It was an affliction that only reared it’s ugly head when I was pregnant. However, Hormones, being the fickle creatures that they are, decided to make it a permanent issue after my third child. Thank you for Following us as we start out on our Dream Quest!
Best Regards!!!
I’m the ‘k’ of k&p Catalano
pibbsdreamquest.com

Hi Sunny. Thank you for liking my post. I liked your like, so here I am reading some of your posts. Your personality comes right through in your About Me, statement. It made me think I must revisit mine. All the best to you and your beautiful family, A.

Hi Sunnysleevez you have a lot of great tips for healthy outdoor living. For example, the dangers of too much sun is much underappreciated. I’ve never given it much thought since my skin is not of fair complexion. You have a unique and informative blog!
Thanks for following!

Thanks for following my blog! Out here in Japan sunscreen certainly isn’t as big a thing as sleeves, hats, and scarves. I’ve started picking up on it myself and I hope that it will gain more popularity in the US!

Great invention, Sunny Sleevez! Also like the fact that you are very aware of your children’s exposure to sunlight. I grew up in a time when sun worship was the style and most of us were clueless as to the sun’s harmful effects, so starting proper sun education young is very important. Thanks for following my blog http://www.thethirdtrimesteroflife.wordpress.com.

You’re doing an excellent job with this blog! I enjoy reading all of the information you are posting, especially in regards to child safety. With three of my own sometimes it’s the small things that you don’t think about that are dangerous. Keep doing what you’re doing! I look forward to future posts!

Heya thank you for following my blog and leading me to yours! You have a really great, useful site with loads of information. As a fellow freckly redhead I’m sure your blog will prove invaluable to me, I’m looking forward to reading your posts! 🙂 x

Hi there!
Thanks for visiting and following my blog – I hope you’ll enjoy your time in mynuttydubai 🙂

You have such an interesting topic for your blog – I’ll definitely be spending some time making my way around… I live in the UAE (hence my blog title ;)) so the sun is ALWAYS out – much need here for protection!

My husband was a redhead and so is my daughter. I’m not, but have used Oil of Olay/SPF 15 for decades. It’s the only product – I’ve tried dozens, including pricey a pricey gel from a dermatologist – that works without making it look as though I’ve smeared my face with Crisco!
Happy days.

You have a great site and hopefully a lot of people will take notice of your advice. I have two friends that have grade 4 melanoma (one gone and one fighting) and being in Australia in sunny Qld your words really hit home, Thanks for following my blog.

Thanks so much for following my blog. As a fellow flame-haired one — okay, my flame has been tapering down for the last decade or so as I’ve gotten older — I appreciate both your comments and your products. Loved the posts I read, and will definitely be looking forward to future ones. I am a new blogger, so will greatly appreciate any comments or suggestions you might consider sharing.

Thanks for following my blog justbrutusandme!
I hate to admit but when I grew up along time ago, the trend was to smother ones exposed skin in baby oil and lay out in the sun and bake. As if that was not unhealthy enough- who knew back then- some, yes me, would hold up a big piece of tin foil to reflect the sun to make a hotter bake time. I am glad that people are smarter than that these days.. A lot of those people from my generation are now paying the price for their ignorance.

Ha, I’m freckly too, and have spent most of my life in Singapore and Australia. I usually use SPF50+ (if there was SPF2,000, I’d probably buy it), and an umbrella. And sometimes a hat. And that’s just me walking to the metro or bus stop. 🙂

Love your zippy About page and your passion for not getting overly burned! Good luck with all your ventures, especially raising kids — the hardest job of all! Thanks for following Oh, the Places We See. We appreciate all readers, especially happy California ones!!! http://ohtheplaceswesee.com

Hello there! Thank you for stopping by and following my blog. What a cool blog you have! My family is red headed as well. My oldest son is auburn color and my youngest and I have more strawberry blonde. We definitely have to watch our time in the sun and stay well protected. You have some really useful information here. I am glad you found me so that I could find you. 🙂

Hi Happy Friday. I was just reading your post about ways to save water. You know I have never thought about having a container in the sink to catch water. I am going to do this because I have plenty of outdoor plants to water.
Also, we want to thank you for following our blog we hope you are enjoying our posts and we look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Evelyn

Good morning this day after Easter. Another sunny day in the high desert. Just wanted to stop by and thank you for following my blog. Up here I could definitely use some sun-block. Look forward to seeing some of your posts.

Hey, thanks for the follow! I have returned the favor, and will definitely be investing in at least one pair of SunnySleevez!
The whole reason I STARTED my allergictoalmosteverything blog is because I had a terrible reaction (my third) to sunscreen; it prompted a patch test from my allergist, which showed that I’m allergic to most sunscreens. I’ve been looking into alternative methods of sun protection, so your timing is impeccable! 🙂

Great invention and great blog! I will take time to explore. Your sleevez would do great in HK/Asia in general I think…people are very sun sensitive and there is an awful lot of sun most of the year! Thanks for following my blog, I hope you will enjoy my posts!

Good morning from sunny South Florida! It was so nice to open my email inbox to find that you have decided to follow my Sunshinebright blog. Thank you for that! You are on the right track with your product. I have had 2 Mohs surgeries on my nose, and I take extra precautions against the sun. Have a great day. 🙂

Hi Sunny Slevez! Thanks for following my blog. I’m a redhead too, but fortunately I live way up north, and with plenty of shade trees! Interesting stuff you have here — I especially like the article about camping for the first time.

Hello to a fellow freckled, sun-avoiding, health nut. It’s great that you’re getting the word out that “bronzed skin” doesn’t necessarily mean “healthy skin”. Your creation is much needed in the US! Keep up the good work!

I had to almost die before I found out I was allergic to UV rays. We were on a family trip in San Diego CA. We set up at the beach and after a little time had passed, I felt like my face was on fire. I went to the bathroom and my face was bright red. I thought wow, I’m already sun burned and we hadn’t even been out that long. Well, it started getting worse and I had this crazy urge to just scratch my face off! I knew something wasn’t right. We went to the ER and that’s when I discovered I was allergic. Dr. Said had I not gone in when I did, I could have died. Scary!!! Ever since then, believe me, I stay out of the sun’s way. 😊

Thank you for your follow indication. I too live in a very hot and sunny environment, a lot hotter than where you reside – although I’ve never heard of ‘La,’ is it French!

Far be it from me to offer advice, but I find that a case of beer started at around 8am and usually consumed no later than 10am allows one to then sleep and when one wakes up, the heat of the day has dissipated and one can crack open another case and with absolutely no harmful UV effects at all – mind you it’s always a good idea to keep a bottle of panadol by ones side and be able to lie through your teeth and have the lesser half believe that you’ve actually been outside hanging the washing out – wherever that might be.

Good on you for spreading the message about protection from the sun. My grandfather and uncle died of skin cancer. We live with it every day down under in Australia. So pleased you are helping the rest of the world to understand.

Good day to you from Belize! Thankyou for following our Blog. I like your recipes with DIY products. It is good to be connected with someone who is also conscious of health and the environment! We are both medical doctors so we are very aware of the effects of the sun. Cheers!

Thanks for visiting my blog. Glad you liked the bird fishing with bread. You have a lot of interesting articles which I’m about to look at. No wonder you have a host of followers! Good luck and happy 2015!

Thanks for the follow! I have vaguely heard of sun-protective clothing, but have never delved further into the prospects. Luckily, with some slabs of 30 SPF on, I can avoid a sunburn. I’ll never forget the days when I tried to get tan sans SPF and instead burned to a crisp.

Sunny! This is a great site ! I am saving it to my favorites for reference. I live in Florida. No further explanation needed, heh. And also, thank you so much for following my nursing blog. Hope it brings some humor and smiles!

Thanks for the like on my blog. I can relate to the red hair and freckles thing. My mother-in-law was a redhead and our children glow in the dark. We live right near the beach and used to go right at the end of the day to avoid the harsh rays. They now do sea scouts and are out on the water all day sometimes, which really does worry me after being so careful. Our son has had a couple of bouts of bad sunburn as he’s not always vigilant. We use wet suits, rashies, hats but they’re all a bit fallible.
The funny thing I have noticed that my nieces and nephews on that side have almost all married people with dark olive complexions and I can’t help feeling they’re trying to weed out the redheaded gene. The pale skin can really be tricky in Australia with our blazing sun. xx Rowena

Wow! How long have you lived in america? Ive looked at moving out there in massive depth but it seems impossible unless you have a specialist job as some kind of computer scientist that will enable employers to sponsor you, or you get married to an american citizen, both of which are more than likely never going to happen haha! How did you manage to move out there?

I am a redhead as well with freckles. Actually I used to be a redhead – now my hair has changed to this weird platinum blond (all those blond jokes I told as a redhead have come back to haunt me). I avoid the sun as well. Grew up in Australia – have had my share of horrible sunburns. We live in California as well, I do most of my outside stuff just as the sun comes up. It is very cool – the protective clothing you have created. Brilliant!!!!

Thank you for visiting and following our site. Hopefully in the near future we get to a point where it looks as presentable as yours ha-ha. I will certainly be reading through your posts. I may not be a red head nor do I have many freckles but I have a fair complexion and tend to burn easily. My wife on the other hand is of Mexican descent and gets color so easily. We love being outdoors with our Golden Oshie and live near the beaches of coastal North Carolina so these tips will come be put to good use.

Ha! I read your “About” page right after I got fried volunteering at my son’s XC meet. I directed running traffic and, oops, forgot sunblock. It IS hard to think at 6 a.m. (which is when I was leaving the house). I have olive skin, but I still burn. You’re a smart cookie. : ) Thanks for visiting!

Thank you for visiting my blog , I found your blog interesting and funny.
I am actually sailing, I am not use to use sun cream protection because my olive skin, I rather prefer to cover my skin by clothes.
Antonella